Guard Duty Guide
This is the guide to Guard Duty, a Halo machinima series centering on a group of guards who get more than they asked for after complaining too much. Ongoing since 2011.
SERIES
Guard Duty
Guard Duty is a Halo machinima web series created by Syp. It centers on the security guards stationed on Outpost Black Out (and later Outpost Cold Storage) as they complain about their lives and end up getting roped into something they didn’t ask for. The first season consists of 8 episodes that aired from 2012 to 2013, plus a pilot that aired in 2011. It utilized the Halo 3 engine on Xbox 360. The second season, airing since 2022, is set to have 8 episodes. Like its predecessor, it initially utilized the Halo 3 engine on Xbox 360 for its first three episodes, though switched to Halo: The Master Chief Collection‘s version on Xbox One starting with Elsewhere.
WarGames
WarGames is a companion series to Guard Duty. It takes place before and during Season 1. It centers on a group of robots built for the UNSC Infinity’s WarGames simulated series of firefight matches being retrofitted for real military operations. It consists of six episodes, with two more on the way, that have aired in 2013 and 2022. It has utilized the Halo 3, Halo: Reach, Halo 4, and Halo 2: Anniversary engines on both Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
CENTRAL CHARACTERS
Miller
Captain Mitchell Miller is a main character in Guard Duty, voiced by Syp since Clueless. He is the head guard of Outpost Black Out and later Outpost Cold Storage. According to him in The Point, he fought in the war. He also mentions having a wife in Clueless, though she is said to be deceased. He was previously voiced by Chase Hobby until Annoyances and James Brown Jr. in Bagels.
Information
• Species: Human
• Gender: Male
• Armor: CQB (with Mark VI shoulder pads)
• Armor Color: Sage / White
• Occupation: Head Guard / Explosives Specialist
• Affiliation: Outpost Cold Storage (formerly Outpost Black Out)
• First Appearance: “Something”
• Status: Alive
• Voice Actor: Syp
Appearances
• Guard Duty Season 1 (6 episodes)
• Guard Duty Season 2 (3 episodes)
June
Lance Corporal June Vega is a main character in Guard Duty, voiced by Syp. She is a security guard stationed on Outpost Black Out and later Outpost Cold Storage. She is Nicole’s twin sister. During the first eight episodes, she is known as Josh, but with her transition to a woman at the start of Clueless, she is now known as June.
Information
• Species: Human
• Gender: Female
• Armor: Mark VI (with Mark V helmet)
• Armor Color: Steel / Violet
• Occupation: Weapons Specialist
• Affiliation: Outpost Cold Storage (formerly Outpost Black Out)
• First Appearance: “Talking”
• Status: Alive
• Voice Actor: Syp
Appearances
• Guard Duty Season 1 (8 episodes + Pilot)
• Guard Duty Season 2 (4 episodes)
Nicole
Corporal Nicole Vega is a main character in Guard Duty, voiced by Xanthe Folan since Reactionary. She is a security guard stationed on Outpost Black Out and later Outpost Cold Storage. She is June’s twin sister. She was previously voiced by Firesinopa until Annoyances.
Information
• Species: Human
• Gender: Female
• Armor: Mark VI
• Armor Color: Violet / Orange
• Occupation: Environmental Specialist
• Affiliation: Outpost Cold Storage (formerly Outpost Black Out)
• First Appearance: “Infinity”
• Status: Alive
• Voice Actor: Xanthe Folan
Appearances
• Guard Duty Season 1 (2 episodes)
• Guard Duty Season 2 (2 episodes)
Sarah
Private First Class Sarah Daws is a main character in Guard Duty, voiced by Ella Rhee since Trapped!. She is a vehicle engineer and security guard stationed on Outpost Black Out and later Outpost Cold Storage. She was previously portrayed by Winter until Bagels.
Information
• Species: Human
• Gender: Female
• Armor: Mark VI
• Armor Color: Lavender / Pink
• Occupation: Vehicle Engineer
• Affiliation: Outpost Cold Storage (formerly Outpost Black Out)
• First Appearance: “The Point”
• Status: Alive
• Voice Actor: Ella Rhee
Appearances
• Guard Duty Season 1 (5 episodes)
• Guard Duty Season 2 (4 episodes)
Geff
Private Geff Rodrigo is the main protagonist of Guard Duty, voiced by Intro-Mind since Reactionary. He is a security guard stationed on Outpost Black Out and later Outpost Cold Storage. He was previously portrayed by Syp until Paranoia. He makes a brief appearance in WarGames, being informed he and the guards will be transferred to the Spartan IV Program by Ignacio during the events of Season 1.
Information
• Species: Human
• Gender: Male
• Armor: Mark VI
• Armor Color: Blue / White
• Occupation: Janitor
• Affiliation: Outpost Cold Storage (formerly Outpost Black Out)
• First Appearance: “Talking”
• Status: Alive
• Voice Actor: Intro-Mind
Appearances
• Guard Duty Season 1 (7 episodes + Pilot)
• Guard Duty Season 2 (4 episodes)
• WarGames (1 episode)
The Pilot
The Pilot is a main character in Guard Duty, voiced by Revoltge. A mysterious soldier who poses as a UNSC cargo pilot, The Pilot picks up the guards stationed on Outpost Black Out after killing his co-pilot during Infinity. He returns in Elsewhere, where he is shown posing as a Spartan as he kills the guards stationed on Outpost Icebox. He was briefly portrayed by Intro-Mind in The Transfer. He is the main antagonist of Guard Duty.
Information
• Species: Human
• Gender: Male
• Armor: Recon (with Scout chest plate in Infinity)
• Armor Color: Teal / White
• Occupation: Unknown
• Affiliation: Unknown
• First Appearance: “The Transfer” (voice) / “Infinity” (physical)
• Status: Alive
• Voice Actor: Revoltge
Appearances
• Guard Duty Season 1 (2 episodes)
• Guard Duty Season 2 (3 episodes)
The Stranger
The Stranger is a main character in Guard Duty, voiced by TheIdsStudios. A mysterious soldier who first appears in Paranoia spying on the guards, not much is known about him aside from him sharing the same armor colors to The Pilot, albeit in reverse order. In Elsewhere and Arrival, he is shown to be an associate of The Pilot, though they don’t appear to get along.
Information
• Species: Human
• Gender: Male
• Armor: EVA (with Rogue helmet)
• Armor Color: White / Teal
• Occupation: Unknown
• Affiliation: Unknown
• First Appearance: “Paranoia”
• Status: Alive
• Voice Actor: TheIdsStudios
Appearances
• Guard Duty Season 2 (4 episodes)
WARGAMES ROBOTS
Red
Red The Hunter is a robot designed for the UNSC Infinity’s WarGames firefight exercises. He is convinced he is a real human soldier and that the other soldiers are his targets as a one man army. He was voiced by Syp until BOSS. He wore the Mark V [B] chest plate in CONVO.
Information
• Species: Robot
• Gender: Male
• Armor: Mark IV
• Armor Color: Red
• Occupation: Robot
• Affiliation: WarGames Robot
• First Appearance: “NOM”
• Status: Alive
• Voice Actor: Speakonia
Appearances
• WarGames (6 episodes)
Blue
Blue The Guy is a robot designed for the UNSC Infinity’s WarGames firefight exercises. He was voiced by Syp until WORK. He wore the Mark V [B] armor with a CQC helmet in CONVO, and wore Recruit armor in WORK.
Information
• Species: Robot
• Gender: Male
• Armor: Mark VI
• Armor Color: Blue (& White in Reach)
• Occupation: Robot
• Affiliation: WarGames Robot
• First Appearance: “NOM”
• Status: Alive
• Voice Actor: Speakonia
Appearances
• WarGames (4 episodes)
Yellow
Yellow The Rookie is a robot designed for the UNSC Infinity’s WarGames firefight exercises. She was critical of Green, her robot commanding officer who had thought he was a Spartan, before his death. She was voiced by Syp in SPARTANS.
Information
• Species: Robot
• Gender: Female
• Armor: Mark VI
• Armor Color: Yellow
• Occupation: Robot
• Affiliation: WarGames Robot
• First Appearance: “SPARTANS”
• Status: Alive
• Voice Actor: Speakonia
Appearances
• WarGames (3 episodes)
Green
Green The Soldier is a robot designed for the UNSC Infinity’s WarGames firefight exercises. He was shot in the head by Red in SPARTANS. He believed himself to be a Spartan. He was voiced by Syp in SPARTANS.
Information
• Species: Robot
• Gender: Male
• Armor: Mark VI
• Armor Color: Olive
• Occupation: Robot
• Affiliation: WarGames Robot
• First Appearance: “SPARTANS”
• Status: Active
• Voice Actor: Speakonia
Appearances
• WarGames (3 episodes)
Pink
Pink The Brave is a robot designed for the UNSC Infinity’s WarGames firefight exercises.
Information
• Species: Robot
• Gender: Female
• Armor: Mark VI (with Mark V helmet)
• Armor Color: Pink
• Occupation: Robot
• Affiliation: WarGames Robot
• First Appearance: “UPGRADE”
• Status: Active
• Voice Actor: Speakonia
Appearances
• WarGames (1 episode)
ICEBOX GUARDS
Rico
Captain Rico Suave was the head guard for Outpost Icebox. He wore similar armor to Miller. He was killed by The Pilot during the events of Elsewhere.
Information
• Species: Human
• Gender: Male
• Armor: CQB (with Mark VI shoulders)
• Armor Color: Orange / White
• Occupation: Guard
• Affiliation: Outpost Icebox / Trinity Security
• First Appearance: “Elsewhere”
• Status: Deceased
• Voice Actor: Syp
Appearances
• Guard Duty Season 2 (1 episode)
Dino
Corporal Dino Jones was a guard for Outpost Icebox. He was killed by Rico during the events of Elsewhere.
Information
• Species: Human
• Gender: Male
• Armor: Mark VI (with ODST helmet)
• Armor Color: Brown / White
• Occupation: Guard
• Affiliation: Outpost Icebox
• First Appearance: “Elsewhere”
• Status: Deceased
• Voice Actor: Syp
Appearances
• Guard Duty Season 2 (1 episode)
Percy
Corporal Percy O’Hara was a guard for Outpost Icebox. He was killed by The Pilot during the events of Elsewhere.
Information
• Species: Human
• Gender: Male
• Armor: Mark VI (with ODST helmet)
• Armor Color: Violet / Red
• Occupation: Guard
• Affiliation: Outpost Icebox
• First Appearance: “Elsewhere”
• Status: Deceased
• Voice Actor: Primal
Appearances
• Guard Duty Season 2 (1 episode)
UNSC / ONI
Ignacio
Commander Ignacio Dominguez is a communications officer for ONI and the UNSC during Season 1. His voice is first heard in Something, yelling at Geff for annoying him. He physically appears in WarGames Story Mode, a prequel to Season 1, where he recruits the robots part of the UNSC Infinity’s simulated WarGames firefight matches. He is shown in both the Halo 2: Anniversary and Halo 3 engines.
Information
• Species: Human
• Gender: Male
• Armor: Security (helmet) / Mark VI (chest) / CQB (shoulders) / Centurion (with Hoplite shoulders; H2A only)
• Armor Color: Steel / White
• Occupation: ONI Command Operator
• Affiliation: UNSC / ONI
• First Appearance: “Something” (voice) / “BOSS” (physical)
• Status: Alive
• Voice Actor: Syp
Appearances
• Guard Duty Season 1 (1 episode)
• WarGames (2 episodes)
Alana
Lieutenant Alana Reynolds was a Spartan IV tasked with bringing the guards to the UNSC Infinity before being killed by The Pilot. Not much is known about her beyond what she sounded like. She returns in WarGames, a prequel to Season 1, where she is shown working alongside Ignacio.
Information
• Species: Human
• Gender: Female
• Armor: Lancer (helmet) / Hammerhead (chest) / Air Assault (shoulders) / Hoplite (with Centurion chest; H2A only)
• Armor Color: White / Cyan
• Occupation: Spartan IV
• Affiliation: UNSC
• First Appearance: “Infinity”
• Status: Deceased
• Voice Actor: Syp
Appearances
• Guard Duty Season 1 (1 episode)
• WarGames (2 episodes)
Louie
Sergeant Louie Vargas is a Spartan IV assigned to lead the WarGames robots in their first real military operation.
Information
• Species: Human
• Gender: Male
• Armor: Scout (helmet) / Recon (chest) / Mark VI (shoulders)
• Armor Color: White / Blue
• Occupation: Spartan IV
• Affiliation: UNSC
• First Appearance: “UPGRADE”
• Status: Alive
• Voice Actor: Syp
Appearances
• WarGames (1 episode)
LOCATIONS
Outpost Black Out
Outpost Black Out is a military outpost on a water planet controlled by the UNSC. It was blown up during the events of Infinity. According to Geff in Talking, the guards were stationed there for three years prior to their reassignment. It was located on a water planet.
Information
• Affiliation: UNSC
• Map: Blackout
• First Appearance: “Talking”
• Status: Destroyed
Appearances
• Guard Duty Season 1 (8 episodes)
Outpost Rat’s Nest
Outpost Rat’s Nest is a military outpost controlled by the UNSC. It was blown up during the events of Infinity. The Pilot is unimpressed with this outpost, gloating about destroying it to the guards.
Information
• Affiliation: UNSC
• Map: Rat’s Nest
• First Appearance: “Infinity”
• Status: Destroyed
Appearances
• Guard Duty Season 1 (1 episode)
Outpost Cold Storage
Outpost Cold Storage is a military outpost supposedly controlled by the UNSC. It is where the guards are currently stationed as of Clueless. In Arrival, it is revealed that the guards were dropped off here after their reassignment to the UNSC Infinity was cancelled, and that they have not had contact with the UNSC since they arrived. In the same episode, it is also revealed that this outpost is located on an ice planet.
Information
• Affiliation: UNSC
• Map: Cold Storage / Waterfall
• First Appearance: “Clueless”
• Status: Stable
Appearances
• Guard Duty Season 2 (5 episodes)
Outpost Icebox
Outpost Icebox is a military outpost controlled by Trinity Security, purchased from the UNSC. It is located on a planet within the inner colonies.
Information
• Affiliation: Trinity (formerly UNSC)
• Map: Icebox
• First Appearance: “Elsewhere”
• Status: Stable
Appearances
• Guard Duty Season 2 (1 episode)